Genre Keyword: Book Adaptation

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
175Inkheart$17,303,4242,655$7,601,3792,655Jan 23, 2009Warner Bros.
81Hotel for Dogs$73,034,4603,271$17,012,2123,271Jan 16, 2009DreamWorks
104The Tale of Despereaux$50,877,1453,107$10,103,6753,104Dec 19, 2008Universal Pictures
32Twilight$192,769,8543,649$69,637,7403,419Nov 21, 2008Summit Entertainment
201City of Ember$7,873,0072,023$3,129,4732,022Oct 10, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
114The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2$44,089,9642,714$10,678,4302,707Aug 6, 2008Warner Bros.
39The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian$141,621,4903,929$55,034,8053,929May 16, 2008Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
110Nim's Island$48,006,7623,518$13,210,5793,513Apr 4, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
36Horton Hears a Who!$154,529,4393,961$45,012,9983,954Mar 14, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
70Jumper$80,172,1283,430$27,354,8083,428Feb 14, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
84The Spiderwick Chronicles$71,195,0533,847$19,004,0583,847Feb 14, 2008Paramount Pictures
115The Water Horse$40,946,2552,777$9,186,0542,772Dec 25, 2007Revolution Studios
22I Am Legend$256,393,0103,648$77,211,3213,606Dec 14, 2007Warner Bros.
196The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising$8,794,4523,173$3,745,3153,141Oct 5, 2007Twentieth Century Fox
13Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix$292,004,7384,285$77,108,4144,285Jul 11, 2007Warner Bros.
152Nancy Drew$25,612,5202,612$6,832,3182,612Jun 15, 2007Warner Bros.
66Bridge to Terabithia$82,272,4423,210$22,564,6123,139Feb 16, 2007Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
213Blood and Chocolate$3,526,8471,200$2,074,3001,200Jan 26, 2007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
126Children of Men$35,552,3831,524$501,00316Dec 25, 2006Universal Pictures
23Night at the Museum$250,863,2683,768$30,433,7813,685Dec 22, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
78Eragon$75,030,1633,030$23,239,9073,020Dec 15, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
64Charlotte's Web$82,985,7083,745$11,457,3533,566Dec 15, 2006Paramount Pictures
184How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,5271,870$3,950,0001,870Aug 25, 2006New Line Cinema
206A Scanner Darkly$5,501,616263$391,67217Jul 7, 2006Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
29The Da Vinci Code$217,536,1383,757$77,073,3883,735May 19, 2006Sony Pictures Releasing
200Hoot$8,117,6373,018$3,400,0003,018May 5, 2006New Line Cinema
224The Celestine Prophecy$617,23619$25,2972Apr 19, 2006RAM Entertainment
95Curious George$58,360,7602,609$14,703,4052,566Feb 10, 2006Universal Pictures
14The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe$291,710,9573,853$65,556,3123,616Dec 9, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
97Memoirs of a Geisha$57,490,5081,654$682,5048Dec 9, 2005Sony Pictures Releasing
15Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$290,013,0363,858$102,685,9613,858Nov 18, 2005Warner Bros.
141Zathura: A Space Adventure$29,258,8693,232$13,427,8723,223Nov 11, 2005Sony Pictures Releasing
31Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$206,459,0763,790$56,178,4503,770Jul 15, 2005Warner Bros.
25War of the Worlds$234,280,3543,910$64,878,7253,908Jun 29, 2005Paramount Pictures
120The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants$39,053,0612,583$9,833,3402,583Jun 1, 2005Warner Bros.
103The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy$51,085,4163,133$21,103,2033,133Apr 29, 2005Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
133Because of Winn-Dixie$32,647,0423,188$10,208,4313,188Feb 18, 2005Twentieth Century Fox
46A Series of Unfortunate Events$118,634,5493,623$30,061,7563,620Dec 17, 2004Paramount Pictures
34The Polar Express$162,775,3583,650$23,323,4633,650Nov 10, 2004Warner Bros.
60The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement$95,170,4813,490$22,956,4533,472Aug 11, 2004Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
38I, Robot$144,801,0233,494$52,179,8873,420Jul 16, 2004Twentieth Century Fox
69The Notebook$81,001,7872,323$13,464,7452,303Jun 25, 2004New Line Cinema
94The Stepford Wives$59,484,7423,057$21,406,7813,057Jun 11, 2004Paramount Pictures
24Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$249,541,0693,855$93,687,3673,855Jun 4, 2004Warner Bros.
156Ella Enchanted$22,918,3872,149$6,100,0001,931Apr 9, 2004Miramax
109Peter Pan$48,462,6082,813$11,139,4952,813Dec 25, 2003Universal Pictures
168Timeline$19,481,9432,787$8,440,6292,787Nov 26, 2003Paramount Pictures
55The Cat in the Hat$101,149,2853,467$38,329,1603,464Nov 21, 2003Universal Pictures
88Holes$67,406,5732,452$16,300,1552,331Apr 18, 2003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
130Dreamcatcher$33,715,4362,945$15,027,4232,945Mar 21, 2003Warner Bros.
180Solaris$14,973,3822,406$6,752,7222,406Nov 27, 2002Twentieth Century Fox
20Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$261,988,4823,682$88,357,4883,682Nov 15, 2002Warner Bros.
171Tuck Everlasting$19,161,9991,460$5,268,7641,185Oct 11, 2002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
98The Time Machine$56,832,4942,958$22,610,4372,944Mar 8, 2002DreamWorks Distribution
124The Mothman Prophecies$35,746,3702,331$11,208,8512,331Jan 25, 2002Screen Gems
190The Shipping News$11,434,216434$1,205,174186Dec 25, 2001Miramax
7Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$317,575,5503,672$90,294,6213,672Nov 16, 2001Warner Bros.
106K-PAX$50,338,4852,581$17,215,2752,541Oct 26, 2001Universal Pictures
49The Princess Diaries$108,248,9562,749$22,862,2692,537Aug 3, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
19Shrek$267,851,8313,715$42,347,7603,587May 16, 2001DreamWorks Distribution
82Bridget Jones's Diary$71,543,4272,547$10,733,9331,611Apr 13, 2001Miramax
21How the Grinch Stole Christmas$260,745,6203,256$55,082,3303,127Nov 17, 2000Universal Pictures
159Battlefield Earth$21,471,6853,307$11,548,8983,307May 12, 2000Warner Bros.
128My Dog Skip$34,134,6412,331$56,9435Jan 14, 2000Warner Bros.
40Stuart Little$140,035,3673,151$15,018,2232,878Dec 17, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
155The Iron Giant$23,159,3052,179$5,732,6142,179Aug 3, 1999Warner Bros.
188The Thirteenth Floor$11,916,6611,815$3,322,4161,815May 28, 1999Sony Pictures Releasing
157Beloved$22,852,4871,571$8,165,5511,501Oct 16, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
139Madeline$29,967,7501,863$6,414,6681,863Jul 10, 1998Sony Pictures Releasing
76The Horse Whisperer$75,383,5632,362$13,685,4882,039May 15, 1998Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
121Primary Colors$39,001,1871,976$12,045,3951,965Mar 20, 1998Universal Pictures
123Sphere$37,020,2772,814$14,433,9572,814Feb 13, 1998Warner Bros.
158The Borrowers$22,619,5891,606$4,470,1111,535Feb 13, 1998PolyGram
173The Postman$17,626,2342,207$5,260,3242,207Dec 25, 1997Warner Bros.
153Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil$25,105,2551,312$5,233,658824Nov 21, 1997Warner Bros.
101Starship Troopers$54,814,3772,971$22,058,7732,971Nov 7, 1997Sony Pictures Releasing
56Contact$100,920,3292,314$20,584,9081,923Jul 11, 1997Warner Bros.
26The Lost World: Jurassic Park$229,086,6793,565$72,132,7853,281May 23, 1997Universal Pictures
214The Stupids$2,491,9891,292$1,593,9291,292Aug 30, 1996New Line Cinema
143The Island of Dr. Moreau$27,663,9822,039$9,101,9872,035Aug 23, 1996New Line Cinema
209Solo$5,107,6691,230$2,228,6681,230Aug 23, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
131Matilda$33,459,4162,006$8,208,6091,975Aug 2, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
148Harriet the Spy$26,570,0481,876$6,601,6511,826Jul 12, 1996Paramount Pictures
142James and the Giant Peach$28,946,1272,268$7,539,0982,262Apr 12, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
58Jumanji$100,475,2492,530$11,084,3702,487Dec 15, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
193The Baby-Sitters Club$9,685,9761,709$3,418,9081,709Aug 18, 1995Sony Pictures Releasing
125The Indian in the Cupboard$35,656,1311,723$7,716,2781,723Jul 14, 1995Paramount Pictures
68Congo$81,022,1012,676$24,642,5392,649Jun 9, 1995Paramount Pictures
83The Bridges of Madison County$71,516,6171,986$10,519,2571,805Jun 2, 1995Warner Bros.
192A Little Princess$10,015,4491,342$28,6123May 12, 1995Warner Bros.
63Disclosure$83,015,0892,168$10,068,1261,675Dec 9, 1994Warner Bros.
197The Puppet Masters$8,647,0421,482$4,069,0571,481Oct 21, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
225Body Snatchers$428,86834$31,49413Jan 14, 1994Warner Bros.
135The Secret Garden$31,181,3471,332$4,625,5831,319Aug 13, 1993Warner Bros.
35The Firm$158,348,3672,393$25,400,0002,393Jul 2, 1993Paramount Pictures
4Jurassic Park$357,067,9472,566$47,026,8282,404Jun 11, 1993Universal Pictures
216Carnosaur$1,753,97965$142,12765May 21, 1993Concorde Pictures
165Fire in the Sky$19,885,5521,435$6,116,4841,422Mar 12, 1993Paramount Pictures
181Memoirs of an Invisible Man$14,358,0331,753$4,601,9541,753Feb 28, 1992Warner Bros.
176Freejack$17,129,0261,560$6,736,2431,551Jan 17, 1992Warner Bros.